The moral circle and the self: Chinese and western perspectives
Publication Type
Edited Book
Publication Date
5-2003
Abstract
If ethics encompasses not just a concern for self and family but also for a wider circle of others, what resources do Chinese and Western ethics offer to motivate and guide this expansion of concern? This question is the theme uniting all these essays by leading Chinese and Western philosophers.Topics discussed include: the Confician emphasis on hierarchy; the motivational basis driving concern for others; how Descartes and Mencius analyzed pity and compassion, how personal identities are formed in Chinese and Western cultures, the possibility of a Confucian civil society, and children’s rights.
Discipline
Arts and Humanities
Research Areas
Humanities
ISBN
9780812695359
Publisher
Open Court
Citation
CHONG, Kim Chong; TAN, Sor-hoon; and TEN, C.L., "The moral circle and the self: Chinese and western perspectives" (2003). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 2641.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2641
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2641